LeVar Burton
Birthday: 1957-02-16 | Place of Birth: Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, GermanyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also well known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Self
as Barclay (voice)
as LeVar Burton
as Doc Green (voice)
as Dr. Dan Halpern
as Paul Haley
as Kendrick
as Black Lightning (voice)
as Mike Timbrook
as Nathanial
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
as Self
as Daniel Scott
as Dr. Franklin Carter
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
as Kwame (voice)
as Himself
as Kunta Kinte
as Geordi La Forge
as Jason Evans
as Pvt. Michael Osgood
as Vinnie Davis
as Davis
as Professor Preston
as Richard Jefferson
